Court Fees
All court fees must be a signed check, money order, credit card or cash; if debtor, must be cash or money order.
Check or money order made payable to “Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court”
| Item | Fee | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapter 7 Petition | $338 | $245 Filing Fee + $78 Administrative Fee + $15 Trustee Surcharge Fee | |
| Chapter 9 Petition | $1738 | $1167 Filing Fee + $571 Administrative Fee | |
| Chapter 11 Petition | $1738 | $1167 Filing Fee + $571 Administrative Fee | |
| Chapter 12 Petition | $278 | $200 Filing Fee + $78 Administrative Fee | |
| Chapter 13 Petition | $313 | $235 Filing Fee + $78 Administrative Fee | |
| Chapter 15 | $1738 | $1167 Filing Fee + $571 Administrative Fee | |
| Adversary Proceeding | $350 | If the United States or a chapter 7 or 13 debtor is the plaintiff, no fee is required. If a trustee or Debtor in Possession files the complaint, the fee should be paid by the estate, if there is an estate. | |
| Application for Removal | $350 | If the United States or a chapter 7 or 13 debtor is the plaintiff, no fee is required. | |
| Filing a Petition Ancillary to a Foreign Proceeding | $800 | ||
| Fee for Amendment to Debtor's Schedules | $32 | LISTS OF CREDITORS, OR MAILING LISTS (this does not apply to an amendment to change the address of a creditor or an attorney for a creditor listed on the schedules or to add the name and address of an attorney for a listed creditor) | |
| Motion to Terminate, Annul, Modify, or Condition the Autmomatic Stay | $188 | (No fee if against co-debtor or if filed by a child support creditor) | |
| Motion to Withdraw Reference | $188 | ||
| Motion to Compel Abandonment of Property of the Estate | $188 | ||
| Deconsolidation Chapter 7 | $338 | Joint Petition at Debtor's Request | |
| Deconsolidation Chapter 11 | $1738 | Joint Petition at Debtor's Request | |
| Deconsolidation Chapter 12 | $278 | Joint Petition at Debtor's Request | |
| Deconsolidation Chapter 13 | $313 | Joint Petition at Debtor's Request | |
| Motion to Reopen Chapter 7 | $260 | ||
| Motion to Reopen Chapter 9 | $1167 | ||
| Motion to Reopen Chapter 11 | $1167 | ||
| Motion to Reopen Chapter 12 | $200 | ||
| Motion to Reopen Chapter 13 | $235 | ||
| Motion to Reopen Chapter 15 | $1167 | ||
| Motion to Redact a Record | $26 | Charge is per Affected Case/ | |
| Notice of Appeal | $298 | Filed by anyone other than the Bankruptcy Trustee or Debtor in Possession | |
| Cross Appeal | $298 | ||
| Authorization of Direct Appeal (or Cross Appeal) From Bankruptcy Court to Court of Appeals | $207 |
This fee is in addition to the $298 fee due upon the filing of a Notice of Appeal or Cross Appeal, and shall be payable to the Bankruptcy Court when the Court of Appeals authorizes a direct Appeal or Cross Appeal. |
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| Notice of Appeal Filed by Bankruptcy Trustee or Debtor in Possession | DEFERRED | ||
| Filing Any Document Not Related to a Pending Case (Such as Registration of Judgment From Foreign District) | $49 | ||
| Registration of Judgment From Foreign District | $47 | ||
| Search Records | $32 | Per name/item | |
| Certifying Any Document | $11 | ||
| Exemplification of Any Document | $23 | ||
| Any Payment Returned or Denied For NonSufficient Funds Or Reversed Due To A Chargeback | $53 | ||
| Reproducing any document and providing a copy in paper form | 50 ¢ | Per page | |
| Reproduction of Recordings of Proceedings | $32 |
or $0.00 if recording being requested is for production of a transcript |
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| Printing of Copies | 10¢ | Through public access terminal at Clerk's Office ( per page ) | |
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Retrieval of Record - First Box Each Additional Box
Smartscan Retrieval - Administrative Fee |
$64 $39 $10 65 ¢ |
From Federal Records Center, National Archives | |
| Transfer of Claim | $26 | ||
| Reproducing and transmitting in any manner a copy of an electronic record stored outside the court's electronic case management system | $31 | Including, but not limited to, document files, audio recordings and video recordings |